[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56988-56989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20017]


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PEACE CORPS


Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 and implementing OMB guidance, we are requesting comments on this 
collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the 
Federal Register preceding submission to OMB.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 15, 2022.

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ADDRESSES: Address written comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collection to Virginia Burke, FOIA/Privacy Act 
Officer, by email at [email protected]. Email comments must be made 
in text and not in attachments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Burke, FOIA/Privacy Act 
Officer, at (202) 692-1887, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Peace Corps Volunteer Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0420-0005.
    Form Number: PC-1502.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Respondents Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.
    Respondents: Potential Volunteers.
    Burden to the Public:
     Peace Corps Volunteer Application form.
    (a) Estimated number of applicants: 15,000.
    (b) Frequency of response: one time.
    (c) Estimated average burden per response: 55-60 minutes.
    (d) Estimated total reporting burden: 15,000 hours.
    (e) Estimated annual cost to respondents: 0.00.
    General Description of Collection: The information collected by the 
Peace Corps Volunteer Application form is used by the Peace Corps to 
collect essential information from individual applicants, including 
technical and language skills, and availability for Peace Corps 
service. The Peace Corps Office of Volunteer Recruitment and Selection 
(VRS) uses the information in its assessment of an individual's 
qualifications to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer, including practical 
and cross-cultural experience, maturity, motivation and commitment. 
Selection for Peace Corps service is based on that assessment.
    Request for Comment: Peace Corps invites comments on whether the 
proposed collections of information are necessary for proper 
performance of the functions of the Peace Corps, including whether the 
information will have practical use; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the information to be collected; and, ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information 
technology.

    This notice is issued in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2022.
Virginia Burke,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-20017 Filed 9-15-22; 8:45 am]
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